Muskrat, muskrat, what makes your back so slickI've been livin' in the water all o' my lifeIt's wonder I ain't sick I ain't sick, I ain't sick, I ain't sickGround-hog, ground-hog, what makes your back so brownI've been livin' in the ground all o' my lifeIt's a wonder I'm around, I'm around, I'm around, I'm aroundJaybird, Jaybird, what makes you fly so highI've been eatin' these acorns all o' my lifeIt's a wonder I don't die, I don't die, I don't die, I don't dieRooster, rooster, what makes your claws so hardI've been scratchin' in the barnyard all o' my lifeIt's a wonder I ain't tired, I ain't tired, I ain't tired, I ain't tired

Tomcat, tomcat, what makes your tail so longI've been prowling around all o' my lifeIt's a wonder I ain't gone, I ain't gone, I ain't gone, I ain't gone